Guadalajara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guadalajara	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2442	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$442	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	58	75
🏙️ Population	1.46M	18.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 29% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5803rd and 6602nd ($985 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 49th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5559th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Guangzhou

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	Guadalajara	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.8	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$173	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6136	$15919

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671